December Pick Ups

[Tere1071]

I wanted to comment that your 59 Pinson brought back memories. I received my first 59 Topps back in 1973 when I was in sixth grade. Another collector at my school had the Pinson and despite offering him the equivalent of my next three upcoming birthdays, he wouldn’t trade it (Pinson was a member of the Angels at the time). Because of that “rejection,” the 59 set is one of my favorite designs.

As for my 68 set, I would rate it in overall good to very good condition. In order to complete the set I had to purchase stars in lesser condition. The Ryan and Bench cards are in poor to fair condition, the Mantle is in fair to good condition. Maybe I’ll post them, but there are better specimens to view. The root of the set was my best friend’s childhood collection. He loved his cards as a fan of baseball, not as a collector, so they were well-worn. Upgrades would have been too costly, but I thought it would be a nice tribute to him to add the missing cards in the way he kept them.


Happy collecting!

Phil aka Tere1071

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Tere1071

I wanted to comment that your 59 Pinson brought back memories. I received my first 59 Topps back in 1973 when I was in sixth grade. Another collector at my school had the Pinson and despite offering him the equivalent of my next three upcoming birthdays, he wouldn’t trade it (Pinson was a member of the Angels at the time). Because of that “rejection,” the 59 set is one of my favorite designs.

As for my 68 set, I would rate it in overall good to very good condition. In order to complete the set I had to purchase stars in lesser condition. The Ryan and Bench cards are in poor to fair condition, the Mantle is in fair to good condition. Maybe I’ll post them, but there are better specimens to view. The root of the set was my best friend’s childhood collection. He loved his cards as a fan of baseball, not as a collector, so they were well-worn. Upgrades would have been too costly, but I thought it would be a nice tribute to him to add the missing cards in the way he kept them.


Happy collecting!

Phil aka Tere1071

Phil, I would love to see the highlights of your completed '68 set. There is absolutely nothing wrong with lower grade cards. The older I get, the more I gravitate in that direction. It sounds like your set has the added bonus of serving as a tribute to your childhood friend. That is very cool.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

I actually picked this up a couple of months ago. While not baseball, it is at least postwar. I definitely plan on picking up postwar baseball again as this new year progresses.

[MBH65]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

I actually picked this up a couple of months ago. While not baseball, it is at least postwar. I definitely plan on picking up postwar baseball again as this new year progresses.

That’s a beauty. Congrats!